On Tuesdays we pray for all families who have a loved one incarcerated. IF you have a loved one incarcerated, we would love to pray for you today. We also pray for Jason Kent, son of author & speaker Carol Kent, who shares transparently about their family’s prison journey. As we close out 2014 and enter into 2015, let’s thank God for the things we do have. No matter how little or insignificant it seems, give thanks for it. “Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.” (Mark 6:39-44 NIV) We may be weary and worn out like Jesus and the disciples that day on the hill when they had nothing to feed the crowd. Our circumstances may seem like we don’t have much just as when the disciples took inventory of what they had and learned it was only 5 loaves and 2 fish. We may feel like we’re in a remote location and there’s nowhere to turn for help, but Jesus is there ready to receive our thank offering. When we give thanks for what we do have, we give God the opportunity to bless and multiply it. Close out this year with thanks. Begin 2015 with thanks. Let’s watch and see how our Lord multiplies His blessings in our lives as we do. Lord, we thank You that You are a Lord who multiplies and blesses our lives when we give thanks to You for what we do have. Lord, You alone know the needs of each mother in this group. I thank You that as each of us give You thanks, You will fulfill our needs so much so that we are satisfied and we will even have leftovers. Thank You Lord!
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:34:23 +0000